Tahiti

How a ‘Moana’ holiday sailing in Tahiti offers a taste of Polynesian seafaring culture

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How a ‘Moana’ holiday sailing in Tahiti offers a taste of Polynesian seafaring culture

Sailing is all about balance. I step over the narrow bow of the bug to take the outstretched hand of Alexis Moerai, aka Galax, who has been paddling and sailing around Tahiti’s lagoons since childhood. Nowadays, he shows tourists how to sail a holopuni. Developed by Hawaiian Nick Beck in the early 1980s, the canoe … Read more

How 2024 Paris Olympics organisers are planning for the most sustainable Games yet, and why not everyone is satisfied

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How 2024 Paris Olympics organisers are planning for the most sustainable Games yet, and why not everyone is satisfied

And fewer spectators, they say, requires little new construction – another significant source of emissions. The coral reef visible beneath the water in Teahupo’o. Building a viewing tower on the reef has met with opposition on the grounds that it could damage marine life. Photo: AP “We actually did the maths,” says Georgina Grenon, director … Read more